HMS Acute explained

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Acute:

• was a 12-gun gunboat launched in 1797 and sold in 1802.
• was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1804. She was reduced to harbour service in 1813 and was transferred to the Coastguard in 1831.
• was an ordered as HMS Alert but renamed in 1941 and launched in 1942. She was expended as a target in 1964.